I WAS BORN IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL ART IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FOR 20 YEARS, AND NOW LIVE AND WORK AS AN ARTIST IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA.

I PAINT ABSTRACTLY, DEFERRING TO PROCESS, AND NOTICE WHEN CURIOUS IMAGERY ARISES. WHEN MY MIND ASCRIBES MEANING TO A COLLECTION OF SHAPES OR LINES, A STORY BEGINS TO UNFOLD. SOMETIMES I FOLLOW THE STORY, MAKING DELIBERATE CHOICES TO COMMUNICATE IT, OR I WORK INTUITIVELY, ALLOWING THE FLOW OF ENERGY AND EMOTIONS THAT CROP UP. THESE DAYS, MY WORK HAS BEEN RECORDING THE PATHS I WALK TOWARD AND AWAY FROM A STATE OF BALANCE.